By The Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is official, both companies unveiled the $111 billion megadeal on Friday following Netflix’s bowing out of the running the day before. The deal will see Paramount pay $31 per share for all of Warner Bros. Discovery. In the event the transaction does not close
Jason Reitman Plans Live-Action “Astro Boy”
“Saturday Night” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” director Jason Reitman has reportedly become attached to a live-action film adaptation of the famed “Astro Boy” manga and anime franchise. The InSneider broke the report, saying Reitman and his “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” director Gil Kenan are tackling the project which has been set up
“Scream 7” Hits Series Best Box-Office Debut
Despite garnering the worst reviews of the franchise to date, Paramount Pictures’ “Scream 7” is on track to beat projections at the box-office. The film reportedly pulled in $28 million on Friday, including Thursday night previews of $7.8 million, which has revised domestic opening weekend estimates up to $59 million,
O’Connor, Buckley, Johnson Join “Sisters”
Josh O’Connor, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, and Saoirse Ronan are all set to star in Italian director Alice Rohrwacher’s next film, “Three Incestuous Sisters”. The project, set up at Indian Paintbrush which is also financing, is based on the best-selling novel by “The Time Traveler’s Wife” author Audrey Niffenegger. Rohrwacher
Landis, McBride Pen New “G.I. Joe” Scripts
Screenwriter Max Landis has been hired by Paramount Pictures to work on a treatment for a new feature adaptation of the Hasbro toy brand “G.I. Joe”. At the same time, “The Righteous Gemstones” star and creator Danny McBride has been hired to work on a separate script for the project.
